ABSTRACT
The Department of Defense (DOD) has some specic requirements for transmission of data, in particular in the RFID arena. All automatic identication technology (AIT) devices pose frequency problems for DOD, as they are a global force that can be deployed literally anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice. Most global commercial companies also have this problem, in that if they are shipping around the world, they must have prior approval for the frequencies that they use for their devices. Unlike most commercial companies that maintain worldwide operations, the additional problem for DOD when they deploy into an area of operations (AoR) is that of xed infrastructure. Since the DOD normally deploys into war situations, the xed infrastructure on the ground has been eliminated prior to forces moving in. This causes many additional problems, because almost all AIT devices require power and communications to allow them to function within the business process.
